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Kitty, kitty, kitty...here kitty. Or, how to completely remodel your home on the Insurance Companies money!

This is scary but true.

This happened to a friend of mine in Dallas, Texas back in the 1990's.

A perfect little family moved into a perfect little home in a perfect rural neighborhood. Mom and dad put baby girl Sara, age 3, to bed each evening as the sun was waning. Dad, Sara and mom would get up with the sun and have breakfast together as a family.

One morning Sarah said something very unusual. "Mommy, the kitty is so soft and she comes to see me." Mom, with a big smile said, "Sara honey, we don't have a kitty. You must have been dreaming."

Days full of sunshine, play and happiness went by and yet another morning Sara remarked, "mommy, the kitty visits me at night. She's nice and soft."

Mom, getting a little more concerned said again, "Sara, honey we don't have a kitty. You must be dreaming." "But I play with her mommy, she's my kitty," exclaimed Sara, and mom decided to talk to someone about Sara's overactive imagination.

That night mom was tossing and turning and just couldn't sleep. Finally, she sat up from the bed and slid on her house shoes. She padded off to get a drink of juice in the kitchen. It was dark, it was late and as she made the turn in the hallway she could hear Sara talking.

Mom flipped on the light and to her horror was...

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drum roll please...

almost there...

be patient...it was a surprise to everyone!

The Kitty!!!!!!

and it was the real thing.

Of course, up went the tail and it was all over. They had no pets

although they did have a "doggy door" that was still open to the elements.

After gutting the home and living in the motel for quite some time

their perfect lives were perfect again. Their insurance rates raised,

Sarah got a cat and the doggy door was replaced with a solid door. Today all is well. Their insurance rates are

higher but they are living happily ever after. See? Things can always get worse.

Comments

Debra, that is too funny!! We use to have a real problem with raccoons but we have not had a problem with that type of kitty. I have seen them in my parents mobile home park in Colorado though. We gave them a wide birth.

I couldn't wait to see what animal it might be. That little girl has a way with animals. One of my neighbors put her coat on and felt the pocket move and out came a baby squirrel. A family had chewed a hole in the ceiling in the closet. Surprise!

We actually had a pet skunk in pre-kid days . Her name was Peaches. They do purr like cats, and are blind as bats. She was de-perfumed.

Posted by Trey Thurmond, College Station , Texas Homes (BCR Realtors) almost 11 years ago

Hi Deb,

That's a fun story, I'm sure not them, but they might laugh now:-) Thanks for the suspense. Congrats by the way on your appraisal coming in good....you have a lot of positive energy pulling for you on A/R. Awesome.

I nearly ran over one of those last night! It's not even good to run over them because it can make your car smell and is hard to wash off. He and I did not collide and he ran off into the bushes....thank goodness.

Hey, I could have borrowed that skunk to get my bat out !! I would call the Insurance Company but just settled my fire claim and they don't like me much...who would have thought a skunk could do that much damage. YIKES, now I am glad it's only a bat ! To which I still cannot find !

Posted by Melissa Grant, The Law of Attraction In Life & Business (A Serendipity World) almost 11 years ago

Melissa, you still haven't found that bat yet? What on earth? I guess it only comes out at night when your lights are out and you're sleeping. Creepy. Let me know when you find it. Later in the rain~Deb

Now, Candy I actually think I would like a mouse...I'm not sure about a rat but when I was little I had a guinea pig and just loved her! Much like a fat mouse really. She use to sit on my shoulder and nibble at my ear.

We get pleasures out of strange things as a child. Okay, as an adult too! Later in the rain~Deb

We have a possom that pops up in our backyard. The funny thing is that we are not in a remote location at all. We are in a huge masterplanned community right in the heart of everything. It was really weird the first time we saw him on our back porch. He was just sitting in the rocking chair smoking a pipe.

I thought it was a rat, too, but I don't think a rat could be mistaken for a kitty! When I was first married, we used to keep the dog in the garage at night. He got into it with a skunk through the garage door, and the skunk let loose on the door. Our furnace was also in the garage, and the entire house filled up with the stench, bad enough that we both woke up immediately! It was weeks before the smell cleared, and we had to wash down the door with tomato juice!

Me to, thought it was a rat, but which one of two is worst. Sorry to hear about the insurance, but they have a newly remodeled home. OHHH the price to pay to get your home all fixed up. I hope she enjoys her REAL cat.

Deb, Skunks are so cute when they're young. In the spring you can see the mothers being followed by a line of baby skunks. Of course you don't want to bother them, but just watching doesn't generate any hostile action on their part. For some reason they only come out at night.

We have them right in the middle of the city (San Diego) along with possums and raccoons.